[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 146 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1143-D1144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 5712-5727; and 11 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 516-517 and H. Res. 604-612, were introduced.
                                                         Pages H8731-32
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report on S. 1214, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 
to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States 
seaports (H. Rept. 107-777);
  H.R. 5215, to protect the confidentiality of information acquired 
from the public for statistical purposes, and to permit the exchange of 
business data among designated statistical agencies for statistical 
purposes only, amended (H. Rept. 107-778);
  Conference report on H.R. 3210, to ensure the continued financial 
capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H. 
Rept. 107-779);
  H. Res. 605, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany S. 1214, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish 
a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports (H. 
Rept. 107-780);
  H. Res. 606, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 333, to amend title 11, United States Code (H. Rept. 
107-781);
  H. Res. 607, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 3210, to ensure the continued financial capacity of 
insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H. Rept. 107-
782);
  H. Res. 608, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-783); and
  H. Res. 609, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 5063, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
special rule for members of the uniformed services in determining the 
exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and to restore 
the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the 
uniformed services (H. Rept. 107-784). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
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  Page H8547
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. Jay 
Dennis, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church at the Mall of Lakeland, 
Florida.                                                     
  Page H8547
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Obey motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 24 yeas to 338 nays, Roll No. 471.               
  Pages H8551-52
Making Further Continuing Appropriations Through January 11: The House 
passed H.J. Res. 124, making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2003, by recorded vote of 270 ayes to 143 noes, Roll No. 
474.                                                     
  Pages H8554-61
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the joint resolution to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report it back to the 
House forth with amendments by a yea-and-nay vote of 196 yeas to 216 
nays, Roll No. 473.                                      
Pages H8559-61
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 602, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the joint resolution and also for consideration of 
H.R. 5708, to reduce preexisting PAYGO balances by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 215 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 472.                   
Pages H8552-54
Recess: The House recessed at 2:15 p.m. and reconvened at 6:33 p.m. 
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Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security: The House passed 
H.R. 5710, to establish

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the Department of Homeland Security by a yea-and-nay vote of 299 yeas 
to 121 nays, Roll No. 477.                            
  Pages H8595-H8722
  Rejected the Roemer motion to recommit the bill to the Select 
Committee on Homeland Security with instructions to report it back 
forthwith with an amendment that establishes a National Commission on 
Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States by a yea-and-nay vote of 203 
yeas to 215 nays, Roll No. 476.                          
Pages H8718-21
  The House agreed to H. Res. 600, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 177 
nays, Roll No. 475.                                      
Pages H8590-94
  Earlier agreed to the Diaz-Balart amendment to the rule that changes 
section 2(10)(B) to read ``(B) an Indian Tribe or authorized tribal 
organization, or in Alaska a Native Village or Alaska Regional Native 
Corporation.                                             
Pages H8593-94
Proceedings of the Select Committee on Homeland Security: Agreed that 
notwithstanding section 7 of H. Res. 449, that Representative Armey be 
permitted through the end of the 107th Congress to submit the 
proceedings of the Select Committee on Homeland Security for printing 
pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 11 of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives for the 107th Congress.                      
  Page H8722
Meeting Hour--Thursday, Nov. 14: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14.    
  Page H8722
Call of the Private Calendar: Agreed that the call of the Private 
Calendar be in order on Thursday, November 14.               
  Page H8722
Recess: The House recessed at 8:31 p.m. and reconvened at 10 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:01 p.m. and reconvened at 11:06 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8551-52, H8554, H8560-61, H8561, H8594, H8720-21, and H8721-22. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:08 p.m.